Admissions

Hamstead Hall is an Academy for the 11 – 18 age range.

Hamstead Hall is an Academy for the 11 – 18 age range. There are approximately 1194 pupils on roll in September 2023, including 199 in the Sixth Form. The published admission number is 210.

Previous Pattern at the Time of Allocation

The academy usually receives more applications than there are places available.

There is no guarantee that the same pattern will occur next year, but parents/carers should consider the above information carefully when expressing preferences.

Admission Criteria

Any child with an Education, Health and Care Plan is required to be admitted to the School named in the plan. This gives such children overall priority for admission to the School. This is not an oversubscription criterion.

Where there are more applications than places at the School, each preference expressed by a parent for Hamstead Hall Academy is considered equally with those of other applicants and places are offered in accordance with the admission criteria as follows:

1. Looked after or previously looked after children

2. Children with a brother or sister already at the academy who will still be in attendance in September 2023

3. Children who are currently in Year 6 at Grestone Academy.

4. Children who live nearest the Academy.

Within each of these categories, priority is given to those who live nearest to the School, calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement between home and the Academy.

For further information regarding admission procedures please see Birmingham City Council Secondary Schools Admission Criteria.

Appeals

Birmingham City Council handles our admission appeals. For more information on the appeals process please visit the Birmingham City Council website by clicking here.

Sixth Form Admission Policy Draft